Sen. Tom Coburn of Oklahoma said the federal government already has six job-training programs for veterans and there is no way to know how well they are working. He argued that making progress on the country’s debt was the best way to help veterans in the long-term.

He’s probably correct; on his part this is a tactical error and if he wants to truly help veteran employment at least within the federal government one way to do it would be to pass a law stipulating veteran preferance trumps affirmative action goals every time.

He’s probably correct; on his part this is a tactical error and if he wants to truly help veteran employment at least within the federal government one way to do it would be to pass a law stipulating veteran preferance trumps affirmative action goals every time.